...Executive Summary Introduction and Background States purpose and importance, clear and concise * Purpose - To provide R & S with a better comprehension of the eating habits and patterns of Singapore’s Generation Y- employing the use of Secondary Data and surveys. * Methods used to support & substantiate findings- E.g. Surveys * key issues that will be addressed are as follows ( From Assignment Handout) : What Gen-Y wants regarding the variety on the menu when eating out. 1. A recent study has found that those considered to be in Generation Y are concerned with health and wellness and like to eat in casual, communal spaces. These conclusions and others are discussed in a report from the Center for Culinary Development and Packaged Facts. Gen Y’s love hanging out at communal tables in bar lounges, college dining halls and other informal settings. Dining venues that offer a wide collection of foods, particularly with “far-flung global inspiration,” are favorites. When they eat alone, they often “scarf solo in the car or on the sofa,” adds CCD. They are also thrill-seekers who crave heightened eating experiences such as intense flavors and extreme textures. “The typical Gen Y eater swoons over unusual food forms, flavor profiles tweaked with unexpected or dramatic twists and of course, vivid global cuisines, especially when they blend fresh and spicy,” 2. Generally, the majority of seniors is on fixed incomes and may not be able to afford...
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...Com 1020 Assignment 2 Introduction Mass communication is the variety of all the media mediums together, and is aimed at a large audience. A ritual view is directed not towards the addition of messages in space but the maintenance of society in time, not the act of imparting information or influence but the creation, representation, and celebration of shared even if illusory beliefs, James,(1988: 43). This essay will discuss how mass communications has transformed the temporal and spatial foundations of the social-sphere. This essay will start by defining the key terms which are communication, mass communication, and the para-social. The separation of social space from the physical place by mass communications, time and space and mass communications will also be discussed in the essay. The para-social interactions, how mass communications transformed the temporal and spatial foundations of the social sphere will then follow. The ritual dimensions of communication will also be discussed, the essay will then sum up the essay and give the researcher’s opinion. Definition of key terms Communication refers to the transmission of meaningful messages; these messages are conveyed in images, language, gestures, or other symbols. Thompson. (1997:30) Anthony R, (2004), defines mass communication as the process in which professional communicators design and use media to disseminate messages widely, rapidly, and continuously in order to arouse intended meanings in large...
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...BAE Automated Systems Executive Summary This report concerns the automated baggage handling system which was built by BAE Automated systems. Faced with the need for greater airport capacity, the city of Denver elected to construct a new state- of- the- art airport that would cement Denver’s position as an air transportation hub. Covering a land area of 140km-squared, the airport was to be the largest in the United States and have the capacity to handle more than 50 million passengers annually. A mechanized baggage system was at the heart of the new Denver Airport, as for all major new airports. In the case of Denver, this was to be something unique: the “integrated Automated Baggage Handling System”, originally designed to distribute all baggage, including transfers- automatically between check-in, the aircraft and pick-up on arrival. The airport’s baggage handling system was a critical component in the plan. By automating baggage handling, aircraft turnaround time was to be reduced to as little as 30 minutes. Faster turnaround meant more efficient operations and was a cornerstone of the airports competitive advantage. Despite the good intentions, the plan rapidly dissolved as underestimation of the project’s complexity resulted in problems and public humiliation for everyone involved. Thanks mainly to problems with the baggage system, the airport’s opening was delayed by a full 16 months. Expenditure to maintain the empty airport and interest charges on construction...
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...One could be forgiven for believing that the words ‘fiction’ and ‘novel’ mean one and the same thing. The main reason for this confusion is that both of them have a common denominator; they both tell a story. In the novel, we have the theatre of life and for over two centuries it has been the most effective agent of the moral imagination. Though it has never really achieved perfection in form and its shortcomings are numerable, nevertheless one experiences from it not only the extent of human variety, but also the value of this variety. Fiction existed right from the first time man told a story and thus it is in this respect only, that it is similar to the forerunner of the novel as we know it today, which is any work of fiction in England written before 1670. Novelists express their conscious conclusions about life as they experience it and these manifest themselves not only in the characters they create and their interaction with each other, but also in the way they make them react or respond to the various situations in which they find themselves and in what they say within these situations. They are relatively free to choose their material, but their conclusions about life and the nature of their novels are dependent on their innate personality, as this affects not only the way in which they present their characters, but also our own understanding and response to their inherent values and behaviour. In this sense, novelists can be seen as mediators between their characters...
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...Abstract The high poverty incidence is a problem of many countries that needs immediate attention. The government is expected to be taking measures on this issue. In addressing this situation, regulations should be passed. There is a need for an evaluation of the effectiveness of such solutions. This paper will tackle the poverty situation as it exists in the city of Hong Kong. Focus is on leading factors that cause poverty. An assessment of the effectiveness of the programs being implemented by the government is made. Some reports show that in general, the government’s actions are not sufficient to eliminate poverty. They also suggest that the existing ordinances only to serve as temporary remedies. Key words: poverty, absolute poverty, strategies, poverty threshold Social Security and Sources for Social Welfare Introduction What is poverty? There is a dilemma on how the concept of poverty is defined. In fact, there is no single universally accepted definition of the term since the situation varies widely across different countries. People coming from different places proposed their perspectives on the meaning of poverty. They present varying ideas on poverty, but they have something in common. One view is that the term poverty is something that restricts a person’s freedom. It is also seen as a limitation to acquire the necessary resources enough to live a normal life. Another view is that poverty is a situation that strips...
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...January 30, 2009 The End of Solitude By William Deresiewicz What does the contemporary self want? The camera has created a culture of celebrity; the computer is creating a culture of connectivity. As the two technologies converge — broadband tipping the Web from text to image, social-networking sites spreading the mesh of interconnection ever wider — the two cultures betray a common impulse. Celebrity and connectivity are both ways of becoming known. This is what the contemporary self wants. It wants to be recognized, wants to be connected: It wants to be visible. If not to the millions, on Survivor or Oprah, then to the hundreds, on Twitter or Facebook. This is the quality that validates us, this is how we become real to ourselves — by being seen by others. The great contemporary terror is anonymity. If Lionel Trilling was right, if the property that grounded the self, in Romanticism, was sincerity, and in modernism it was authenticity, then in postmodernism it is visibility. So we live exclusively in relation to others, and what disappears from our lives is solitude. Technology is taking away our privacy and our concentration, but it is also taking away our ability to be alone. Though I shouldn't say taking away. We are doing this to ourselves; we are discarding these riches as fast as we can. I was told by one of her older relatives that a teenager I know had sent 3,000 text messages one recent month. That's 100 a day, or about one every 10 waking minutes, morning...
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...Socio - economic factors that affect the success Of two selected pawnshops in metro manila: an assessment A Thesis Proposal Presented to The Faculty of the Business Administration, University of the East – Manila In Partial Fulfillment for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Financial Management Submitted by Juatco, Martian Lanz Gary A. Mingaracal, Alvin M. Pediengco, Alelie Krizza D. Perey, Christine Mae R. Summer S.Y. 2014- 2015 CHAPTER I The Problem and Its Background Introduction Pawnshops are in the business of lending money on the security of pledged goods left in pawn, or in the business of purchasing tangible personal property to be left in pawn on the condition that it may be redeemed or repurchased by the seller for a fixed price within a fixed period of time. A "pawn transaction" does not include the pledge to, or the purchase by, a pawnbroker of real or personal property from a customer followed by the sale or the leasing of that property back to the customer in the same or a related transaction (definitions.uslegal). State and local laws regulate pawnshops. Pawnshops may be required to be licensed and regulations often require certain standards of record keeping and pawnshop fees charges to be followed. Regulations may require a minimum age of persons seeking to pawn items and may prevent the offering of insurance for pawned items. Pawnshops may also be required to consult...
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...January 30, 2009 The End of Solitude By William Deresiewicz What does the contemporary(當代的) self-want? The camera has created a culture of celebrity; the computer is creating a culture of connectivity. As the two technologies converge — broadband(寬頻) tipping (使傾斜/輕拍) the Web from text to image, social-networking sites spreading the mesh(網絲)of interconnection(互相連)絡ever wider (前所未有的寬度發展)— the two cultures betray(露出…跡象)a common impulse(衝動). Celebrity and connectivity are both ways of becoming known. This is what the contemporary self wants. It wants to be recognized, wants to be connected: It wants to be visible. If not to the millions(數百萬), on Survivor(倖存者) or Oprah, then to the hundreds, on Twitter or Facebook. This is the quality that validates(使有效) us, this is how we become real to ourselves — by being seen by others. The great contemporary terror is anonymity匿名者. If Lionel Trilling美國文學評論家was right, if the property(财产/所有权) that grounded (打基础) the self, in Romanticism(浪漫主义 , was sincerity(真实), and in modernism it was authenticity(真实性), then in postmodernism it is visibility. * So we live exclusively(排外地) in relation to(about) others, and what disappears from(从…处消失) our lives is solitude. Technology is taking away our privacy and our concentration, but it is also taking away our ability to be alone. Though I shouldn't say taking away. We are doing this to ourselves; we are discarding(丢弃) these riches as fast as we can. I was told by one of her older relatives that a teenager...
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...How to Invest in Social Capital by Laurence Prusak and Don Cohen Every manager knows that business runs better when people within an organization know and trust one another—deals move faster and more smoothly, teams are more productive, people learn more quickly and perform with more creativity. Strong relationships, most managers will agree, are the grease of an organization. Business gets done without them, but not for long and not very well. Scholars have given a name—social capital—to the relationships that make organizations work effectively. The term nicely captures the notion that investments in these relationships return real gains that show up on the bottom line. In fact, it all sounds pretty simple and straightforward. Managers need only get their people connected with one another and wait for the payback. Easy, right? Wrong for two reasons. First, social capital is under assault in most organizations today because of rising volatility and overreliance on virtuality. More simply put, social capital is under assault because building relationships in turbulent times is tough—and tougher still with many people working off—site or on their own. Second, social capital is under assault because few managers know how to invest in it. Knowing that healthy relationships help an organization thrive is one thing; making those relationships happen is quite another. For the past three years, we have explored managerial activities and techniques that constitute investments...
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...COMPANY BACKGROUND The Boeing Corporation is amongst the most significant companies on the globe. Rivaled only simply by European huge Airbus from the aerospace industry, Boeing can be a head in study, design as well as manufacture connected with industrial aircraft airliners, with regard to industrial, commercial as well as military services shoppers. Irrespective of taking pleasure in immense accomplishment in it is marketplace as well as owning an industry that entirely understands design fineness, it is crucial with regard to Boeing to guarantee carried on expansion through reliable method ingredients as well as setup avoiding dropping at the rear of in marketplace share to help shut as well as returning competitors. STRATEGY ANALYSIS AND CHOICE The main objective of Boeing's method would be to review your industrial jet industry, to be aware of your requirement which is provide, and also to produce a remedy that may match that segment. Currently, you'll find only two key people from the worldwide marketplace: Boeing as well as Airbus. Boeing will be well known because "free market" safe bet, whilst Airbus signifies your "not-so-free" approach from the European Union's sorted as well as authorities backed competitors in so-called proper markets" (Boeing Businesses Evaluation Paper). As a result, it will be important that administrators evaluation your strategy's setup, help to make concurrent modifications as well as continue being over technical developments so as to take...
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...Indian Aviation Industry Name: .................. Guide: Prof. ......... Roll Number: ..... Session: .............. Dept.: B.Com PREFACE This training manual introduces Aviation Industry.The module is meant to give all its users a firm grounding on Aviation Industry. The manual starts with the key concepts of basic Information of Aviation Industry.A major portion of this material revolves around goals & objectives of Aviation Industry. The next part of this manual covers Air facts. Final part of this book deals with benefits of Aviation Industry. The material also offers in-depth coverage of the issues related to uniqueness of aviation industry. It contains related examples and real life scenarios. Target Audience * Enrolment Operators * Enrolment Agency Supervisors * Registrar’s Supervisors * Introducers * Technical Support Staff Dependent or Related Modules To read this manual, no prior knowledge about Aviation is required. This is the first Module of the training program on Aviation and is common for all participants. All the following modules presumes that this module has been completed by the participant. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT At the successful completion of this project, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the people without whose support this project would not be completed. At the onset, I would like to thank my institute “St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, the Principal Rev. Fr. Dr. J. Felix Raj S. J. and...
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...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study In this age of industrialization and globalization, the importance of electricity is unquestionable. Considered as one of the basic needs of mankind, it is essential not only in performing household tasks or maintaining livelihood activities, but also in improving people’s well-being. Through electrification, people have greater access to productivity and developments in technology, infrastructure, health, education, communication, and even modern and sustainable livelihoods. However, despite its importance there are still many households especially here in Mindanao which do not have connection to electricity. Based on the results of the 2008 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey, two in every five poor Filipino families living in the urban or rural areas do not have electricity in their homes (National Statistics Office, 2008). The reason for this is the high cost of electricity.For the economically disadvantaged, electricity is considered a luxurious necessity. Another problem that confronts electricity utilization both in the urban and rural areas is the frequent power rate increase and the prevailing power shortages. Based on the situation here in Iligan City as of May 2013, insufficient power supply caused Iligan Light and Power, Inc. (ILPI) to purchase additional 10 MW from MPC (Mapalad Power Corporation). This resulted to increase in power cost from Php 6.53 per kWh to Php 7.67 per kWh. With the increase in demand, possibility...
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...VIII. English Language Arts, Grade 10 A. Composition B. Reading Comprehension Grade 10 English Language Arts Test Test Structure The grade 10 English Language Arts test was presented in the following two parts: ■ the ELA Composition test, which used a writing prompt to assess learning standards from the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework’s Composition strand ■ the ELA Reading Comprehension test, which used multiple-choice and open-response questions (items) to assess learning standards from the English Language Arts Curriculum Framework’s Language and Reading and Literature strands A. Composition The spring 2012 grade 10 English Language Arts (ELA) Composition test and Composition Make-Up test were based on learning standards in the Composition strand of the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework (2001). The learning standards for the Composition strand appear on pages 72–83 of the Framework, which is available on the Department website at www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html. ELA Composition test results are reported under the reporting categories Composition: Topic Development and Composition: Standard English Conventions. Test Sessions and Content Overview The ELA Composition test included two separate test sessions, administered on the same day with a short break between sessions. During the first session, each student wrote an initial draft of a composition in response to the appropriate writing prompt on the next...
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...from the very laissez fare conditions that were dominating in the beginning of American capitalism, though it is still not comparable with the European conditions. The company Boeing is being subsidized by the government, which can be characterized as crony capitalism, since the cooperation between these organizations helped Boeing develop a monopoly in the market of aircraft manufacturing. The entrepreneurial decisions in corporate strategy and structure have led Boeing to both peaks and disappointments. Table of Contents Introduction 3 Phases of American capitalism 3 Characteristics of the American capitalism 4 The Corporation and the State 5 Globalization 6 The 1992 EU-US Agreement 7 The technological development 8 Analysis of the abovementioned development and its reflection on American capitalism 9 Boeing – the largest global aircraft manufacturer 9 The technological development 9 Globalization 11 Crony capitalism 11 Competition between Boeing and Airbus 12 Market formation in American capitalism 13 State 13 Labor market 14 Financial institutions 14 Education and training 14 Company 15 Market formation conclusion 15 Discussion on Boeing’s entrepreneurial decisions...
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...Analysis of the Denver International Airport baggage system Michael Schloh Dan Stearns, advisor Title Abstract Contents Introduction Reasons For Automation Functionality Of Original BAE Design Problems and Solutions System Complexity Comparative Functionality Opening Delays Financial Hardship Summary Glossary References THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTOMATED BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM by Michael Schloh Computer Science Department School of Engineering California Polytechnic State University 1996 Date Submitted: February 16, 1996 Advisor: Daniel Stearns ABSTRACT This document discusses events at the new Denver International Airport that resulted in opening delays of the airport. The scope is limited to the automated baggage handling system, which was the primary source of failure warranting the airport's several opening delays. Analysis of the failing system is comprehensive. Research is conducted using a variety of sources. The final report is published on the worldwide web. CONTENTS Introduction 1 Reasons For Automation 2 Functionality Of Original BAE Design 3 Problems and Solutions 6 System Complexity 12 Comparative Functionality 14 Opening Delays 15 Financial Hardship 17 Summary 19 Glossary 20 References 21 INTRODUCTION This research concerns the automated baggage handling system which was built by BAE Automated Systems, Incorporated of Carrollton, Texas for the Denver International Airport. The analysis of this system provides an important topic of study. From the baggage...
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